Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Colombia
Colombia: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term was 5.51 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) in Colombia, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Colombia is 5.51 billion US dollar, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 258.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Colombia peaked at 6.48 billion US dollar in 2007 and was at its lowest, 186.76 million US dollar, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 19th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Colombia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 186.76 million US dollar | — |
| 1997 | 1.11 billion US dollar | +496.9% |
| 1998 | 1.22 billion US dollar | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.44 billion US dollar | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 1.84 billion US dollar | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 2.24 billion US dollar | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 2.05 billion US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.37 billion US dollar | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.63 billion US dollar | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 3.25 billion US dollar | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 4.31 billion US dollar | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 6.48 billion US dollar | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 6.43 billion US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.30 billion US dollar | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 3.54 billion US dollar | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 4.43 billion US dollar | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 3.06 billion US dollar | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 2.25 billion US dollar | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.74 billion US dollar | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 1.54 billion US dollar | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 3.97 billion US dollar | +158.5% |
| 2017 | 2.73 billion US dollar | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 3.52 billion US dollar | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 2.91 billion US dollar | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 3.66 billion US dollar | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 3.48 billion US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.92 billion US dollar | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 4.40 billion US dollar | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 4.68 billion US dollar | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 5.51 billion US dollar | +17.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.51 billion US dollar is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.28 million US dollar, 143.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.51 billion US dollar is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.75 million US dollar, 69.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +496.9% | 186.76 million US dollar | 1.11 billion US dollar |
| 2016 | +158.5% | 1.54 billion US dollar | 3.97 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 989.26 million US dollar | 186.76 million US dollar | 1.44 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.59 billion US dollar | 1.84 billion US dollar | 6.48 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 billion US dollar | 1.54 billion US dollar | 4.43 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 billion US dollar | 3.48 billion US dollar | 5.51 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More external debt data for Colombia
- Net financial flows, IBRD 471.83 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.62 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 246.69 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0078 NFL, current US$ per person (2011)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2011)
- Use of IMF credit 3.69 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 152.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 232.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Colombia?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Colombia was 5.51 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 billion US dollar in 2007.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.76 million US dollar in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6)?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.